Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpar094&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, deep pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar094’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of garden rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar094’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has red flowers, while the new variety has deep pink flowers. The female seed parent plant has medium pink flowers, while the new variety has deep pink flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant deep pink flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded rose and on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar094’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2007 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar094’ was selected in the spring of 2008 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar094’ by traditional budding and rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2008. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar094’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar094’.

FIG. 1 shows flowers at various stages of development, petals detached, sepals, and reproductive flower parts.

FIG. 2 shows mature leaves, juvenile leaves, and bare stem.

FIG. 3 shows the entire plant in flower. Illustrated plants are 1 year of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar094’, as observed in its growth in a container nursery in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 1 year of age, and were grown on their own roots in 23 cm containers. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulhi008’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,722 are compared to ‘Poulpar094’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar094’ ′Poulhi008′ Petal Count 40 40 to 45 Flower Diameter 75 mm 80 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Group 62A Red Group 55B of Flower Color

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 30 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 14 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 38A.             Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 147C.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 146C with intonations of Red-Purple Group             183B. Texture: Slightly rough. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.             Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins             have weak foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals.             Sepal size: 25 mm long, 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture:             Smooth. Size: 7 mm in height, 8 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144B. Shape: Funnel. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length:             25 to 45 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183B.             Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length: 4 to 12 to cm. Diameter:             About 4 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146A with weak             intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Texture: Smooth.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             1 to 5 flower buds per stem. Development as a panicle.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Duration: The blooms have a             duration on the plant of approximately 7 to 10 days. Petals             fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully             matured. Size: Flower diameter is 75 mm when open. Flower             depth is 35 mm. Flower shape: Rosette double flower with             many slightly overlapping petals of different sizes. Shape             of flower, side view: The upper portion is a flattened             convex. The lower portion is flat.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 40 petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red-Purple             Group 62A.         -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals: Upper surface:             Red-Purple Group 62B. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 62C.             Upon opening, inner petals: Upper surface: Red-Purple Group             62A. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 62B. Basal petal spots,             upon opening: Upper surface: Yellow-Orange Group 19A. Lower             surface: Yellow-Orange Group 19A. After opening, outer             petals: Upper surface: Red-Purple Group 62C. Lower surface:             Red-Purple Group 62D. After opening, inner petals: Upper             surface: Red-Purple Group 62A. Lower surface: Red-Purple             Group 62B. Basal petal spots, after opening: Upper surface:             Yellow-Orange Group 19B. Lower surface: Yellow-Orange Group             19B.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Outer petals have moderate reflex.             Margin: Entire and uniform. No undulations. Shape: Broad             elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Rounded. Size: 30             mm (l)×30 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 19 mm (l) by 10 mm (w). Quantity: About 10.             Shape: Irregular, asymmetric, with an acute base and acute             apex. Color: Upper surface is Red-Purple Group 62A. Lower             surface is Red-Purple Group 62B. Petaloid spot on upper and             lower surface is Yellow-Orange Group 19B.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 22A.             Quantity: 100 on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group             12A. Length: 5 mm. Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity:             About 40. Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 1C. Styles:             Color: Red Group 47B. Location of stigmas: Level in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 25 cm in height,             and 30 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Length: On average,             canes are 20 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering             portion. Diameter: 4 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about             35 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.             Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—None observed.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: About 85 mm (l)×65 (w).             Quantity: 3 to 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf             bearing angle to the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 146A with marginal             intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 146C. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 147C.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 9 mm long, 2 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 147A with intonations of             Red-Purple Group 183B. Petiole: Length: 15 to 20 mm.             Diameter: 2 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green Group             147B. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Rachis:             Length: 10 to 25 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green Group             147B. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 146A.             Observations: Small prickles. Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5             leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are 30             to 45 mm long, 17 to 25 mm wide. Shape: Generally ovate.             Base: Rounded. Apex: Mucronate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Moderately glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar094’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant deep pink flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 